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24 Jan

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (In Person)

Join us for an in-person Shut Up & Write session at the QWF office! Do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do, and meet a few of your fellow QWF members. Using the Pomodoro technique, participants write in 25 minute bursts, with 5-minute breaks in between.
25 Jan

Illuminated Grant-Writing

This series of four workshops will examine how writers with projects for print, spoken … More info Read more
25 Jan

La nuit de la lecture: Elaine Kalman Naves and Chantal Ringuet

La nuit de la lecture 2025 On January 25 at 8pm, join Elaine Kalman … More info Read more
28 Jan

Voice Lessons: A Musical Book Signing

Beat the winter cold with an evening of music, reading, and lively discussion! In … More info Read more
30 Jan

carte blanche 20-Year Anniversary Party

Save the date for the 20-year anniversary of carte blanche, QWF’s digital literary journal!
30 Jan

Launch of H. Nigel Thomas’ novel A DIFFERENT HURRICANE

Join us for the launch of H. Nigel Thomas’ new book, A Different Hurricane. … More info Read more
31 Jan

Writers Read & Soliloquies Launch 29.1

Join Writers Read and the Soliloquies team for the launch of Soliloquies Issue 29.1 at De Stiil Booksellers.
1 Feb

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (Virtual)

Looking for some dedicated, quiet writing space?

Join us for a virtual session of Shut Up & Write! with QWF. RSVP to register for the session.
1 Feb

Illuminated Grant-Writing

This series of four workshops will examine how writers with projects for print, spoken … More info Read more
1 Feb

Workshop: Embodied Writing with Maya Khamala 

A one-day workshop with writer and yoga teacher Maya Khamala.
6 Feb

Quist Issue 1 Launch Party

Quist, QWF’s online literary journal for youth, is celebrating the launch of its first issue! Join us for a fun night of reading, art, and mingling at Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe.
7 Feb

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (In Person)

Join us for an in-person Shut Up & Write session at the QWF office! Do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do, and meet a few of your fellow QWF members. Using the Pomodoro technique, participants write in 25 minute bursts, with 5-minute breaks in between.

 

QWF Annual Timeline

Zines laid out on a page

January

Woman reading at a microphone in front of an intimate audience

February

March

April

  • QWF Annual General Meeting (AGM)
  • Writers in the Community Pyramid Campaign ends
Stacks of books on display

May

June

Women in a classroom

July

People wearing summer clothes in nature

August

Two women smiling at the camera

September

Group of women smiling at camera

October

November

December

The QWF Office closes for the last two weeks of December—happy holidays!  
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